Yes its a about time some warmer weather sets in !

Hi Nick, love the GH!  Can't wait to see the finish product.  The Venting tape is an excellent idea.  I should have used that on mine but I did not.  I did however go back and add the clear silicone which was the best thing.  I secured my GH using rebar attached to my 4x4 base and gravel trench.  It work and the only damage I've had in heavy wind storms is the ripping off of the vent window.  The panel use to pop out but the sicilione stopped that.  I've repaired my vent twice and I have to repair it again.  This time, I'm gonna do it my way and install a piano hinge.

Took the girls out for a bit of sun today! It also gave me a chance to repot a few that weren't enjoying the cocoa shell mix and how wet it stayed.



The figs that were dormant in the garage are starting to leaf out.



I top dressed them with lime and a few scoops of osmocote.



And the BIG news...

The contractors showed up to build the greenhouse foundation piers!!!



They expect to finish the piers today. I missed most of the early spring, but it will be nice to extend my growing season to ripen those late figs.

How to know you have a gnat problem...

Well, the greenhouse hit a rock, literally. The contractors need to come back Monday night with a jack hammer to break up some of the rocks.

What a beautiful weekend! 70+ degrees and sunny all weekend long. But man was it windy! I had to brace a few of my taller RdBs and put their 5g SIPs inside larger pots to keep them from falling over (made me realize I'm going to have a problem this summer with my 5g SIPs).

I also planted a Bronx White that I got from Jimmy last year. It is supposed to get cold for a couple of days later in the week so I will have to protect it.



Brebas from the garage stored figs are going strong and growing at an amazing rate!

Improved Celeste



Alma



Bobs yellow



Negronne



Melanzana



Hopefully the wind and thunderstorms tomorrow don't do too much damage and then back to the shuffle Tuesday night.

I know!  The wind has been brutal also.  I moved most of the indoor figs back into the house tonight.  The rest will be brought in tomorrow after work.  So very disappointing!  Hopefully this is the last cold spell though.

Say a prayer for my large conadria! The rain today soaked the big pot and for the life of me I couldnt budge it, let alone get it back in the garage. Poor planning on my part. I tossed a heavy plastic over it, so we'll see what happens. 23 expected for a low tonight.

The conadria didn't fare well in the cold. It will likely drop its leaves and have to regrow. Enough water evaporated from the pot so I was able to drag it back into the garage. Travel over the next four days will require me to leave them in the garage.



The contractor came back with a jackhammer and was able to dig the holes for the piers, unfortunatley, they werent in quite the correct spot. So they will have to come back Monday to adjust slightly.



The root riot cuttings are doing well. No roots coming out of the bottom yet, but I havent pulled out a cube yet to check the sides.



A couple of fig cuttings in cups are doing ok, but not spectacular. The right amount of water is always so difficult to judge on the harder varieties.

A quick update on my root riot cuttings...



Some are doing better than others. A lot of them have sent out leaves, but not many roots. Others have a few healthy roots started...

Nick,

I would put that cutting in a gallon pot with moist soil and spray it with water a bit. Continue to spray/mist it everyday for a couple of weeks (or longer). Water the pot only if the soil looks dry.

Within a couple to three weeks the roots would have grown into the new soil and your transition period is done. Mist the cutting too. If you want to leave the pot in the container that's fine but gradually take it out.

Good luck

Thanks Rafed, I might try up potting a couple this week. The humidity difference with the leaves is what has me the most concerned.

Shailesh, I ordered the root riot cubes on Amazon.

The greenhouse piers and base have been completed. I'm hoping the vertical 4x4s will provide the structure a bit more stability in some of the high winds we get.





I'll let the concrete set today and tomorrow, then carriage bolt the base to the verticals and begin frame construction.

Also, I tested planting one of my extra figs in ground last week to see if it could tolerate the cold. I covered it with a bucket during the night, but the answer is a definite no. We'll see if it bounces back, but as of now I can't recommend planting in ground earlier than probably mid May in zone 6b.

Thanks Shailesh! I wish I had the greenhouse up a month ago, but oh well!

Took the figs out for some playtime today!



This young VdB is putting on quite a few figs!



We also made some progress on the greenhouse. We got the base set with carriage bolts and the bottom of the greenhouse connected to the base with foam in between. We also dug out the drainage pipes and a pipe to run water and electric in.

I also received a package in the mail from John (jtp).









The two figo pretos were packaged extremely well and hadn't even wilted in the box. Thanks again John!

Due to a change in jobs, I had to take my office fig, a hardy chicago) home. It has been at my office since the day the cutting arrived. I rooted it in a 2L SWP and transfered it to the .5gal SWP all while at work. My office has no windows. I had it under a simple 15w flourescent spotlight. It thrived!



I upotted it tonight as it got so big the pot wouldnt stay upright.



While I was at it, I potted some of mybroot riot cubes. Each rr cutting was hit or miss. Some had great roots with leaves, some had leaves with no roots, and aome had roots with no leaves. I'm not sure I'd use them again for rooting, it will depend on my overall success rate once complete. As of now, there are only one or two of the fifty that are dead or on their way out.

I found the Excel from USDA to be fantastic rooters, not sure about you. Looks like you're going to need a bigger greenhouse already, though.

Was able to make some decent progress on the greenhouse today... would have gotten a lot farther, but 40mph winds came out of nowhere today and really hindered my progress. The wind ended up sending my heavy duty ladder and drill flying. Luckily only a small dent in the metal of the greenhouse, but took us forever to find my only 7/8" drill socket that went flying!





We also made a run to the nursery to get more Freys Mum mix and took a pic of their beautiful greenhouse...

Ok, hit my first snag... for the life of me I dont see how to connect part #72 to the crown beams... anyone who has put one of the HFGH 10x12 together have any tips?